Bitcoin and Blockchain Beginner Course - Online Training

The Event

Join us for online training directly with the instructor via Google Hangouts and get to grips with this exciting technology and cryptocurrency!

There is a lot of excitement lately on the opportunities that cryptocurrencies and its underlying technology, the blockchain offers. From trading, mining or using the technology to streamline existing systems and processes, the opportunities most defnitely exist.

The Bitcoin and Blockchain Beginner course is for individuals who are new to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The course covers the basics of money, bitcoin and blockchain technology, how to use bitcoin: buy and sell bitcoin; send and receive bitcoin; and how to store bitcoin in a wallet, bitcoin and wallet security, compliance and regulation and highlights the future of this space as well as the companies and institutions globally and locally that are currently using this technology.

Similar to how the internet completely changed how people digitally share information, blockchain technology is revolutionising the storing and transacting of value.

Modules that will be covered are:

Module 1 - Introduction

History of Bitcoin

Digital currencies explained

Money and currency

Module 2 - The Blockchain

101 of a blockchain

Permissioned and permissionless blockchains

Bitcoin mining

How transactions are stored on a blockchain

Side chains

Module 3 - Using Bitcoin

Bitcoin pricing and volatility

How to trade bitcoins on on-line exchanges

How to send and receive bitcoins

How to store bitcoins in a wallet

Where and how to get bitcoins

Module 4 - Bitcoin Security

Backing up and restoring wallets

Security measures such as multi-signature transactions

Security issues and the pseudo-anonymity of Bitcoin

Module 5 - Bitcoin Scalability, Risks and Limitations

Transaction volumes and block sizes

Block propagation speed

Proof of Work efficiencies

Mining pools and centralisation

Mining rewards and incentivisation

Bitcoin scaling proposals

Module 6 - Use Cases and Opportunities

Micro-transactions

Proof of ownership

Time-stamped records

Coloured coins and digital asset ownership

Immutable ledger

Payment rails

Module 7 - Merchant Acceptance

Successful case studies

Verification of transactions on the blockchain

Payment processing companies

Benefits of using Bitcoin as a payment method

How to integrate Bitcoin as a payment method

Module 8 - Bitcoin Compliance, Regulation and Tax

Money laundering and fraud

Bitcoin compliance

Regulation

Module 9 - The Future of Blockchain

Alternatives to Bitcoin and the Bitcoin blockchain

The value of Bitcoin and the blockchain as a technology

Innovation for non-financial institutions

Innovation for financial institutions

Bitcoin for remittances in emerging economies

Smart contracts

Each attendee will receive a Certificate of Completion. All of our certificates are stored on the Bitcoin blockchain. This means you are able to provide access to your certificate, to anyone, at any time.

We accept bitcoin! Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to make payment for this course in bitcoin.